I/. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently.
1. A. campus B. publish C. supply D. difficult
2. A. about B. south C. young D. count
III/. Choose the word (A, B,C or D) that best completes the sentence. (2,5)
5. It’s very kind ……..you to help me.
A. of B. to C. with D. for
6. A free …….. is guaranteed to every citizen.
A. educated B. education C. educating D. educational
7. AIDS is a newly-discovered and very …………………disease.
A. danger B. dangerous C. endangered D. dangerously
8. Please ………your cigarette. I’m allergic to smoke.
A. put aside B. put off C. put up D. put out
9. Let’s have a drink,………..?
A. shall we B. will we C. shall you D. do we
10. They didn’t go on a picnic ……………the weather was awful.
A. so B. although C. because D. because of
11. Do you know the lady………..son is standing over there?.
A. who B. whom C. which D. whose
12. I believe you because I know you are ………...
A. true B. truth C. truthful D. truly
13. Water ……… at 100 degrees Celsius.
A. boiling B. boil C. is boiling D. boils
14. Laziness is normally the cause of ……….
A. poor B. poverty C. richness D. success
IV/. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in standard English:
15. When she came to my house this morning, I still slept.
A B C D
16. Is Fiona used to work late at the office?
A B C D
17. He was punished because he did the test careless yesterday.
A B C D
18. The doctor told my father stop smoking because of his sickness..
A B C D
V/ Find the once choice that best completes the passage below :
Rice is (19)……….. by Vietnamese people every day. It often (20)………. in tropical countries such as Vietnam, Thailand or Malaysia. The Chinese have also been growing rice for (21)…………. years. The seeds are planted in special beds to grow into young rice plants. Then they are taken to fields covered (22)…………. muddy water called paddies. The fields of rice look very (23)…………….. After 3 or 5 months, the rice is ready to be picked. People often drain away water before colleting rice. Eating rice is a special action in the world. They don’t use spoons or forks to enjoy bowls of rice. (24)………… , they use two short sticks known as chopsticks to put rice into their mouths. China and Vietnam are the four countries in which people use chopsticks very well.
19. A. used B. taken C. eaten D. boiled
20. A. grows B. keeps C. plants D. stays
21. A. thousands B. thousand C. thousand of D. thousands of
22. A. in B. by C. with D. of
23. A. beauty B. beautiful C. beautifully D. the beauty
24. A. However B. Moreover C. Besides D. Instead
VI/ Read the following passage and choose the best answers.
Children’s education is changing rapidly today. In the past, teachers made children sit still for hours. They made them memorize all sorts of things. In other words, children had to go on repeating things until they knew them by heart. Today, many teachers wonder if it possible to make children learn at all. They say you can only help them learn. They say you must let children learn and discover things for themselves.
25. What did teachers make children do in the past?
A. stand for hours B. memorize everything C. repeat their homework D. sit for days
26. Children in the past were mase to learn everything…………………
A. by head B. by hand C. by hair D. by heart
27. Nowadays, many teachers say that they only ……………………
A. give children more homework B. make children learn C. help children D. teach children at home
28. Today, the modern learning method is ……………………
A. Letting children play computer games B. making children read a lot of books
C. doing homework for children D. letting children discover things for themselves
VII/ Complete the second sentences without changing the meaning of the first sentences.
29. No one in the group is younger than Mai..
Mai is……………………………………..
30. “Where are you going for your holidays?” I asked them.
I asked them………………………………………………………………………………….
31. The luggage is too heavy for her to carry.
The luggage is so…………………………………………………………………….
32. He is tired, so he couldn’t score any goals.
If he…………………………………………………………………………………………….
33. I think it would be good idea to take the train.
I suggested …………………………….
34. “Why don’t you go with me?” he asked me.
He asked ……………………………………………………………………………….
35. Lan often stayed up late when she was young.
Lan used ………………………………….
36. Does it take you 3 hours to do this task?
Do you ………………………………………………………………………………….
37. I can’t buy this bike because I don’t have enough money.
If I have ………………………………………………………………………………….
38. I can’t play basketball well because of my height.
Because I ……………………………………………………………………………….
39. Learning English is interesting.
It ……………………………………………….
40. No one has answered the questions yet.
The question …………………………………….
III/. Choose the word (A, B,C or D) that best completes the following passage.
Environmental (41)……………is one of the most serious problems (42)……………mankind today. Air, water and soil are necessary to the survival of all (43)………………things. Badly polluted air can (44)………………illness and even death. Polluted water (45)…………… many kinds of wild animals and other marine life. Pollution of soil reduces the amount of land (46) ……………growing food.
41.A. pollute B. polluted C. pollution D. polluting
42.A. face B. faces C. to face D. facing
43.A. lived B. living C. live D. lives
44.A. cause B. give C. make D. catch
45.A. kills B. kill C. are killing D. doesn’t kill
46.A. of B. to C. from D. for
* Answer the questions.
47.What is the most important problem of mankind nowadays?
…………….…………………………………………………………………………………….
48.Which kinds of pollution are mentioned in this passage?
……………..…………………………………………………………………………………….
49.Why do many kinds of wild animals and other marine life die?
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
50. Does the pollution of soil make the amount of food-growing land narrower?
…………….……………………………………………………………………………
